Zuola, 31, has been one of the most influential Chinese bloggers since 2007. In an interview with the FRANCE 24 Observers, he discusses the “citizen reports” for which he is famous and his tricks for getting around government censorship. Read more...

It was a story that sent a shudder throughout China. In May, Chinese media reported that a school’s headmaster had been accused of taking six schoolgirls to a hotel and raping them. In reaction, a feminist activist staged a protest in which she held a sign reading, “Headmaster, get a hotel room with me, and spare the schoolchildren!” Since then, this woman has run into quite a bit of trouble. Read more...

A cosmetics firm in the central Chinese city of Chongqing has found a unique approach to teaching its employees stress management: forcing them to crawl on all fours around a public monument. Read more…

What to do when government officials and company bosses are repeatedly blackmailed by people who have Photoshopped their faces into pornographic pictures? Apparently, put up big billboards to tell them that this isn’t cool. Read more...

Deng Fei, a prominent journalist and social activist, is conducting an interesting survey over Sina Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter. He’s asked a simple question: “What is the river like in your hometown? While celebrating Chinese New Year at home, please take a photo of your river and upload it to Weibo for us to see.” This clearly touched a nerve, as it has resulted in hundreds of photos of extremely dirty-looking rivers being sent in from all over the country. Read more and see photos…